Tail holder for cattle



Oct. 2, 1923. v 1,469,239

C. A. OSTRANDER TAIL HOLDER FQR' CATTLE Filed Oct. 7. 1.921

' A fro/WE) INVENTOK Patented Get. 2, 1923. V

5 were. os'rnannnn or KIRKWOOQNEW YORK} Tm; HOLDER roaoarrtit.

Application filed October 7, 1921. Serial no; seal eel 7 I To all whomil may concern:

My invention relates to an improvement for tail holders foricattle, andfor holding the tails of cows while being milked, and

' which may be readily operated, and attached and removed, and easilymenu factured, and it has for its'object to pro vide a light easilymanufactured device which will not annoy the animal by attachment of thesame, by reason of. pressure and which will not injure the body of theanimal, and

can be manufactured at low cost for the purposes specified. (To furtheraid in these purposes, and objects, my device is constructed of wire, soas to preserve lightness as well as strength. With these objects in viewmy invention consists in certain novel features of construction andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described andpointed out in the claim, referbeing had to the accompanying drawings,in which I Fig. l is a view of my device in perspective as applied tovan animal.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my device.

Fig. 3 is a side view of my device.

Fig. A is a plan view of a detailed part of my device.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a detailed part of my device.

Fig. 6 is a side view of detailed part of my device. I i

Fig. 7 is a side view of a detailed part of my device.

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The same reference characters denote like parts in each of theseveral'ligures of the formed of wire are also bent around the axis 4and pivot thereon and extend at an angle to the handle portions 2, 2 and3, 3. 'The base of the-jaw't is formed by the bent "ohavingtheopeningstherein, 5, 5, 5, a

Fig. 8 is a view of my. device in perspec axis 4 t us forming adoublearmed member, wh le the jaw" B" consists of a s ngle ex tension of w re,the [base of wh ch is-bent 1 {UNIT-ED- a s 3/ y which are extend d 'r naround the axis 1 and thus hinged thereto, I

and meets in its opposite" end, the bend in the .jawB, inoneform of mydevice, I

' have slidably mounted on the arms of the" r jaws, A, and A- the plate0 shown in'Fig.

eachadapted tolreceive one of .the wire arms, 2,2 and 3,13 projected inforn'iation .from the aws A and A; also I have slidably'mounted onthearms of aws B and B the plate D having the openings therein,

6, 6, 6 as shown ill-Fig.4; and each adapted.

to receive one'of the wire arms 7 3/ and-B. Y pro ected 1n formationfrom the aws B and V B. In one form off my' invention, I have mounted onthe respective; arms extended from jaws A, andA the'loop bar E'havingformed thereinthe loops 8, 8, 8, 8 adapted to slidably receive oneof the arms projected in formation from the aws A-and A also I havemounted on the respective arms extended from the jaws B andB the bar Fand having formed therein the loops 9, 9, 9 each adapted to slidablyreceive one of the arms projected in the formation from the jaws B andB; the outer end of the arms 2, 2 and 3, 3 are turned to form a shank at7, preventing the guard or sleeve C or the bar E from sliding oif fromthe arms; mounted in any convenient manner on the interior or inner sideof the jaws A and A I have the leather lining strips,-10

and 10; forming a yielding face for contact with the leg of the animal.In the operation of my device, I move the plates C'and D orthe bars Eand F along the arms towards the axis 4 so as to permit of 2' widermovement of the arms or. opening of the jaws Aand A and B and B';andI

place the curved portions of jaws A and A over the gambrel portion ofthe hind leg and place the bushy part of the tail between the arms orjaws B and B; I then-tsli'de up the plates G on the arms of the jaws Aand A; and the plate '1) on the arms of the jaws B and B until the jawsA and A are held in firm grasp of the cord of the leg, and the jaws Band B, hold the bushy part of the tail securely in their grasp. The armsor jaws B and B" gripping the tail prevent the same being switched ormoved. When 3 I have finished milkingl open the jaw "members A and A andBf and re- 7 move the helder from the-tail and leg; bi sliding bac'ktheslide plates C end D or the bars E and F; towards the axis 45:01 the Ito be moved forward toward the pivot point 20 Having thus described myinvention,- ,what I claim as new :indlfor which I" desire 7 LettersPatent is "as follows:

jaws;v thus loosening the grip l In a device of the classdeso'rihedcomprising two pairs of hingedzwire jaws, both pairs hin'geclon thersameaxis, both of wire,

said ews terminating at one end in it curved formation, the one for"engagement with the hi-ndvleg-of a cow and the other for engag- 1 ingthe bushy part of the tail, armsprojectf 'tivelyk 4 .1

In testimony whereof I my; Sig-' 1 ing backward from each jawniember,plates havlng openings therein, for the passage the projecting armstherethronghgend being slidably-mounted thereon, and adapted ofthe jawsand thereby permitting their 'open1ng,"and moved bzickwe'rd from thepivot point ofthe jaws, and thereby bring ing together the curvedportions of the jaws,

and holding the same infirm engagement-25 with, the leghand tail pf thecow respeenature. V

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